Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Metastasis of Rhabdomyosarcoma to the Male Breast: a Case Report with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

  • Kim, Myeongjong (Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Bong Joo (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Ga Eun (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sung Hun (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Jeongmin (Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Ahwon (Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2018.10.10
  • Accepted : 2018.12.26
  • Published : 2019.03.29
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Abstract

Metastasis of rhabdomysarcoma to the breast is a very rare manifestation in adult males. Herein, we report a case of metastasis from embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in the left hypothenar muscle that presented as a breast mass in a 38-year-old man, who four months later expired because of multiple bone metastases related to pancytopenia. We describe the various imaging findings, including mammograms, ultrasonography, computerized tomography (CT), positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of this rare disease. The various imaging findings of this lesion could be helpful for future diagnosis of male breast lesions.

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